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<strong>Super Eagles Will Qualify For World Cup Under Peter Obi – LP VP</strong>

9Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, World Cup

Super Eagles Will Qualify For World Cup Under Peter Obi – LP VP

Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has expressed optimism that the Super Eagles will qualify for the World Cup if Peter Obi wins the presidential election. Recall that Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, losing out to Ghana. Baba-Ahmed stated this on Sunday when he featured alongside Peter Obi, on The Peoples Townhall, an event organised by Channels Television and its partners He said they would prioritize ensuring that Nigeria wins the Nations Cup as well as qualification for every World Cup tournament. Recall that the three-time Africa Cup of Nations failed to make it to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, losing the spot to Ghana. See Also: Tinubu Describes Obasanjo’s Endorsement of Obi As ‘Blind Leading ...

<strong>Yobe Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays Due To Buhari’s Visit</strong>

9Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Yobe Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays Due To Buhari’s Visit

Yobe state Governor, Mai Buni has announced Monday and Tuesday as public holidays in the state to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the state Head of Service, Alhaji Garba Bilal, in Damaturu on Sunday. President Buhari will visit the state to inaugurate projects executed by the state government such as the Cargo Airport, Ultra-Modern Market, and Maternal and Child Health Care Complex. See Also: Why Buhari Didn’t Remove Petrol Subsidy – Femi Adesina Bilal said, “This is to enable civil servants and the general public to receive the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, who will be in the state on a one-day State Visit to commission projects.” The statement, however, added that civil servants were to ...

<strong>Why APC Chieftains Aren’t Campaigning For Tinubu – Dele Momodu</strong>

8Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Why APC Chieftains Aren’t Campaigning For Tinubu – Dele Momodu

Dele Momodu, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, director of strategic communications for the presidential campaign council has said that chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are not campaigning for the party’s presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu because they feel embarrassed. Momodu said this in a statement issued on Saturday, noting that Tinubu has failed to market his manifesto, with one gaffe after the other. Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor has suffered a number of gaffes that have generated public debate and trended on social media. Momodu who is the publisher of Ovation magazine alleged that the nature of the embarrassment during APC campaign rallies has informed President Muhammadu Buhari’s hesitance to join the campaign. He said, “It ...

<strong>NRC Announces Indefinite Suspension of Edo Train Service Over Abduction</strong>

8Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

NRC Announces Indefinite Suspension of Edo Train Service Over Abduction

The Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has announced an indefinite shutdown of Ekehen Station in Edo State. It said the decision was reached due to security challenges. The development happens barely one year after the March 28, 2022 attack by suspected terrorists on the Abuja-Kaduna train, which culminated in the death of about 14 passengers while 65 others were kidnapped. The NRC in a statement posted on the passengers’ WhatsApp group said that the closure was “till further notice.” The statement reads, “Public Announcement: This is to inform our general public and most especially our esteemed passengers, that Ekehen Station has been temporarily closed due to security issues, till further notice.” Another notice reads, “Due to the incident at Ekehen station on S...

<strong>Court Convicts Akwa Ibom PDP Guber Candidate, Orders Arrest</strong>

7Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Court Convicts Akwa Ibom PDP Guber Candidate, Orders Arrest

An Abuja magistrate court in Wuse zone 6 has ordered the arrest of the Akwa Ibon State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Umo Eno. Eno won the PDP’s governorship ticket in May 2022 after he polled 993 votes out of 1,018 votes cast in the primary election. He clinched the ticket ahead of his closest opponent, Onofiok Luke, a member of the house of representatives, who polled two votes while Bassey Albert, a senator got one vote. The warrant of arrest sighted by TheCable was issued by Emmanuel Iyanna, chief magistrate, on December 23, 2022. The document stated that Eno is charged of “cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property”. See Also: INEC Sets Aside 8,809 BVAS As Backup For Elections The complainant in the suit marked CR/94/2022 is o...

<strong>Redesigned Notes Stain Plain White Surfaces – NSPM</strong>

7Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Finance, News, Nigeria

Redesigned Notes Stain Plain White Surfaces – NSPM

The Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc, NSPM, has enlightened Nigerians on some features of the newly redesigned naira notes in order to clarify concerns about the quality of the notes. The Managing Director of NSPM, Ahmed Halilu, in a statement released on Friday, stressed the need to educate citizens on the features of the new notes. The statement partly read, “The attention of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc has been drawn to various clips, skits, concerns, and comments on various platforms regarding the quality of the redesigned banknotes that were recently unveiled and issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria. “As the nation’s foremost security printing and minting company saddled with the responsibility of producing the country’s currency (naira), we...

<strong>Tinubu Describes Obasanjo’s Endorsement of Obi As ‘Blind Leading The Blind’</strong>

6Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu Describes Obasanjo’s Endorsement of Obi As ‘Blind Leading The Blind’

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has rubbished the endorsement of his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Recall that the former president had on Sunday declared his support for Obi. Reacting to the endorsement on Thursday during a rally in Benin, Edo State, Tinubu said Obasanjo is trying to deceive Nigerians by endorsing Obi. Tinubu said, “Can that man recommend a leader for you in Nigeria? Is that not sending an agent to pick your pocket? A blind leading the blind. “I am sorry I am not insulting visually-impaired people. But it won’t work; they will end up in the ditch. If I talk about Obasanjo and Obi, you will think they are human beings together. One who doesn’t know the way cann...

<strong>I Pleaded With Rapist To Use Condom – Married Nurse</strong>

6Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

I Pleaded With Rapist To Use Condom – Married Nurse

A married nurse identified as Imolita (surname withheld), has narrated how she was reportedly raped by a security guard, Ibuchi Emmanuel, at a school where she worked. Imolita told the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos State, how she was on night duty the day the rape occurred while Emmanuel was equally on duty on the said night. Tired depressed female african scrub nurse wears face mask blue uniform gloves sits on hospital floor. Exhausted sad black doctor feels burnout stress The victim who worked as a nurse in a school said that the defendant met her while she was headed to inspect the school’s clinic before going back to her desk and asked to see her later that night. She stated that the defendant knocked on the door around 9om while she was at her desk which had a bed ...

<strong>Why Buhari Didn’t Remove Petrol Subsidy – Femi Adesina</strong>

5Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Why Buhari Didn’t Remove Petrol Subsidy – Femi Adesina

Femi Adesina, media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why the president failed to remove petrol subsidy. Adesina during an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday said the government needs to carefully consider its options before arriving at a decision. Recall that former President Goodluck Jonathan had in January 2012 faced stiff opposition when he attempted to remove subsidy on petrol. Consequently, he reversed the decision. However, Buhari had in 2015 stated that there was no justifiable reason to end the fuel subsidy regime. He said that its removal would compound the economic woes of the people. See Also: Full Text Of President Buhari’s New Year Message To Nigerians But the federal government recently disclosed that it will cease the payment ...

<strong>INEC Sets Aside 8,809 BVAS As Backup For Elections</strong>

5Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

INEC Sets Aside 8,809 BVAS As Backup For Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has disclosed that additional Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS, machines have been imported for the 2023 general elections. The electoral umpire took delivery of the last batch of the machines on Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, noting that it conforms to its contingency arrangement for every critical election material. Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in an interview on Wednesday, said the commission would deploy more than 194,464 BVAS machines in 176,846 polling units nationwide. He said that 176,846 polling units would be given one BVAS machine each, noting that each registration area totaling 8,809 would also ge...